Purpose: To measure the amount of solids that have either entered or are already in the water such as sewage, industrial wastes and decaying plant/animal matter. This test is important because if there are high concentrations of T.S.S then light can't reach vegetation in the pond making it difficult to photosynthesize and produce food and oxygen. It also affects the fish species because the solids can clog their gills.
Materials to Bring from Class:
-Bottle to collect water with
How to Conduct Test in Field:
- Fill bottle up with water until full. Make sure the cap is on tight and bring the bottle back to the classroom.
What to do When You Return to Class:
- Measure 1000 ml of water using a graduated cylinder
- Pour measured water into a large flask
- Boil most of water in the flask until there's a little bit left
- Measure the mass of the 250 ml beaker with nothing in it
- Pour remaining water from flask into the 250 ml beaker
- Boil water until completely gone
- Measure the mass of the beaker again to find total suspended solids
Water boiling in 250 ml beaker
All materials needed to find T.S.S.
There were 0.031grams of T.S.S. in Hoit Road Marsh.
T.S.S. by Marissa Hall and Katy Hochberg
T.S.S. (Total Suspended Solids)
Purpose: To measure the amount of solids that have either entered or are already in the water such as sewage, industrial wastes and decaying plant/animal matter. This test is important because if there are high concentrations of T.S.S then light can't reach vegetation in the pond making it difficult to photosynthesize and produce food and oxygen. It also affects the fish species because the solids can clog their gills.
Materials to Bring from Class:
-Bottle to collect water with
How to Conduct Test in Field:
- Fill bottle up with water until full. Make sure the cap is on tight and bring the bottle back to the classroom.
What to do When You Return to Class:
- Measure 1000 ml of water using a graduated cylinder
- Pour measured water into a large flask
- Boil most of water in the flask until there's a little bit left
- Measure the mass of the 250 ml beaker with nothing in it
- Pour remaining water from flask into the 250 ml beaker
- Boil water until completely gone
- Measure the mass of the beaker again to find total suspended solids
There were 0.031grams of T.S.S. in Hoit Road Marsh.
T.S.S. by Marissa Hall and Katy Hochberg